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o. 247,638. 4 Patented Sept. 27,1881,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN W. HAULENBEEK, OF SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,638, dated September 27, 1881.

Application filed July 30,1881. (Model.) I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANKLIN W. HAULEN- BEEK, of Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Oar-Oouplin g Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

The object of my invention is the production of an eflicient and cheaply-constructed device to be attached to railroad-cars, by means of which the ordinary connecting bolts or pins may be raised and lowered for coupling and uncoupling the cars without the necessity of going between the cars, asis now the practice.

The invention consists of a bent rod adapted to be placed upon the end of the car above the draw-head, to which rod the connecting-pin is attached by a link or similar means, the said rod having also attached toita swinging guide and support for the connecting-link, the bent rod to be operated by any suitable means from the sides and top of the car.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a car having my invention attached. Fig. 2is a rear elevation of the same,

and Fig. 3is a perspective view of myimproved car-coupling device.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the rod, which is adapted to be secured in proper position upon the end of the car by the hangers b b. This rod is bent in the center, as shown at a (l, and to the extended portion a, which reaches immediately over the vertical hole through the draw-head B, is connected, by means of the link 01, the connecting .pin or bolt D. Upon this extended portion a of the rod is also placed theother link,f, to which the lower end of the hooked vertical rod F is attached for operating the rod A for raising and lowering the bolt from the top of the car by means of the pivoted hand or foot lever J, connected to its upper end, as shown. v

The swinging guide or support G is formed with the diagonal side piece or flanges, gg, and is connected to the rod A'hy means of the arms h h, which clasp the rod near the bends a a, and between said bends and the hangers b b, which hangers hold them firmly in place. The upper ends of these arms h h are formed with the open notches or slots it, which, when in place, fit upon the bent portions a a of the rod, and thus clutch upon the rod, so that when the rod is raised by any means the guide will be swung out in front of the draw-head for guiding the connecting-link into the draw-head, if the same is in the approaching car, or for supporting the link in proper position for entering the draw-head of the approaching car, as the case may be.

In order to operate the rod A from the sides of the car, I prefer to bend the ends of the rod to form the levers j j but instead of this means it is obvious that many devices 'for this purpose might be employed, and it isalso obvious that instead of the rod F for operating the rod from the top of the car a chain or other similar means might be employed and not depart from the spirit of my invention.

Instead of forming the arms h h of the guide Gr with sleeves to fit loosely upon the rods A,

to act as clutches upon the bentportion of the rod, as shown, for opera-ting the guide simultaneously with the bolt, it is obvious that the said arms might be rigidly secured to the rod A, if desired, and not depart from the principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with the coupling-bolt D, the link d, the linkf, and the lever F, of the bar A, provided with the central bent portion, a, and end levers, j, and adapted to be secured to the end of a car, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. a

2. The swinging guide G, having the inner arms, h it, formed with the open slots in in as and for the purposes set forth.

'3. The combination, with the rodA,provided with the central bent portion, a, and the operating-lever, of the guide G, provided withthe side flanges, g, and arms h, formed with open slots 11, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the bar A, provided with the central bent portion, a, and end levers, j, and the lever F, of the coupling-bolt D, the links 01 the swinging guide Gr, provided with side flanges, g, and arms h, having open slot 2', substantially as-and for the purpose set forth.

FRANKLIN WHYETTE IIAULENBEEK.

Witnesses:

JAS. E. ALLIsoN, A. P. MoREY.

and forming the sleeves with the notches 'i i,

combination with the bent rod A, substantially 

